Potato Salad Recipes, submit yours

[irisblue]

I eyeball this

red skin potatoes
minced onion & celery
real mayo
few tablespoons of stone ground mustard to make the mix a light yellow or to taste.
Salt & Pepper, maybe a small bit of granulated sugat for my audience.
Cut in half hard boiled eggs
Paprika & chives for garnish.


( runs away)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. This:

potatoes
mayonnaise (NOT Miracle Whip!)
cucumber slices
fresh dill
hard boiled egg slices
salt & pepper

NO ONIONS EVER.

[irisblue]

2. I make a cuke side dish similar to your recipe. 🍽

[Little Star]

3. I've been using this one most of my life.........

minus the vinegar and sugar

https://www.hellmanns.com/us/en/recipes/the-original-potato-salad.html

I'm a classic recipe kinda girl. But I do like your idea of adding in some dill.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. I don't see the need for sugar or vinegar.

Or onions. NO ONIONS EVER, IN ANYTHING!

Can you guess that I hate onions?

[MontanaMama]

7. I'm married to an onion hater!

For him, it’s a texture thing instead of flavor so I dice or purée them small to he can’t detect them. It works. Is it a flavor or texture thing for you, I’m curious?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Flavor. Raw onions taste like rotting garbage soaked in battery acid.

I can detect them in infinitesimally small amounts, and they render inedible any dish that contains them. I can tolerate small amounts of well-cooked onions but the raw ones are galactically disgusting. My brother is the same way. Our mother would try to sneak onions into things by chopping them into very small pieces but we always found them. I've been known to pick tiny onion pieces out of salsa and pico de gallo.

[elehhhhna]

18. See onion tip below

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. It won't help. Onions are of Satan.

[hedda_foil]

25. You probably know that raw onion doesn't taste anything at all like that to most of us.

You and your brother must have a (genetic?) sensitivity that makes them taste as they do to both of you. I know what that's like. The super-premium French perfume, Joy, smells exactly like bug spray to me. The first couple of times that happened I asked everyone around why the unfortunate wearer smelled like she was doused in insecticide. They just smelled an expensive perfume if they noticed the scent at all. I finally asked a relative who was wearing it what perfume she had on and she told me it was Joy. Just a weird misfiring of the olfactory receptors (and in your case, possibly the taste buds) that screw up a particular smell/taste is my guess.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

43. Obviously they must not taste terrible to everyone

or the damn things wouldn't be in every damn thing you order at a restaurant so you have to pick the little bits out in order to eat the damn thing. It must be a genetic thing. We also hate most members of the cabbage family (especially Brussels spouts, kale and cauliflower), which taste extremely bitter to me. On the other hand I do like cilantro, which some people say tastes like soap.

As to perfume - I've always thought most Avon products smelled like bug spray.

[Shrike47]

55. I was going to bring up cilantro. I hate it, ruins most salsas for me.

[Cracklin Charlie]

32. What about pickled onions?

I can eat a pickled onion sandwich.

Gah, I am so hungry!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. If anything, those are worse.

[Little Star]

8. lol

[sweetroxie]

39. I love onions!

I like them in almost everything. Garlic too.

[csziggy]

38. I like to put a couple of tablespoons of vinegar on the cooked drained potatoes

The hot potatoes soak up the apple cider vinegar flavor so there is a bit of tanginess to the potato salad but it doesn't water down the dressing. I don't use any sugar but rather than dill relish I usually put in sweet relish along with diced celery and onion.

I don't have a standard recipe I use - generally I check out several recipes and put in what I feel like that day depending on what I have around.

[mercuryblues]

4. semi

mashed potatoes (with milk, butter, salt and pepper)
hard boiled eggs
dry mustard
vinegar
onions
relish
mayo

[Ohiogal]

6. My family does not like potato salad so I don't make it!

But all of your recipes sound delicious! I'll gladly accept any leftovers!

[Blues Heron]

10. First marinate your raisins

That is step one

Crack open carton of store bought, mix in those plump little devils and

Mmmmmmmm mmmmmm!

[irisblue]

11. You know no one will ever invite you to the cookout/BBQ again right?

And cranberries = hard pass

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. Eww! Raisins? Seriously?

[irisblue]

19. A meme online about a clueless white woman using raisins in her potato salad &

Not understanding/ being offended by people not eating her potato salad.

(Although I am willing to bet one small Georgia Sweet Vidalia Onion someone tried it)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. It exists:

http://www.oliviascuisine.com/creamy-potato-salad-with-apples-raisins-and-walnuts/

3 large potatoes, scrubbed clean
2 green apples, cored, peeled and cubed
1 Red Delicious apple, cored and sliced (to decorate)
Juice of half a lemon
½ cup raisins, hydrated
1½ cups mayonnaise
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Dill or chives (chopped) to decorate
Mixed greens to decorate

[irisblue]

24. Ew ew ew ew

Just make a waldorf salad for petes sake. 🚫raisins in potato salad

[csziggy]

40. Waldorf salad is one of the few things I will eat raisins in

Apples, pecans, celery, raisins, and mayonnaise. Yum! Though Mom seldom put raisins in - she didn't like them. I tend to make it like Mom did.

[woodsprite]

53. You should try them in coleslaw

I make a "fruited" coleslaw,

Cabbage, shredded or chopped
Apples
Grapes
Raisins
Dates
Pecans

Mix it up with a dressing made from mayo or plain yogurt with a pinch of nutmeg added.

Pretty darned good!

[csziggy]

57. Probably not - I like a savory coleslaw

With a tart dressing. Mom made a cheap one with apple cider vinegar, a little oil and Lawry's seasoned salt. For a creamier version, I add a little mayo - or just use Marzetti coleslaw dressing with maybe a little extra vinegar.

Fruit in coleslaw just doesn't sound right to my traditional taste buds.

Now if those ingredients were put together and not called coleslaw I might could get around that block.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

44. That recipe looks like somebody just threw some Waldorf salad

into a potato salad and stirred it up. No.

[catbyte]

47. Ew, apples & raisins in potato salad? That's just wrong.

[Shrike47]

56. That is NOT potato salad!

[snowybirdie]

12. Mine is close to yours

but I fry 4 or 5 pieces of bacon and crumble them into the potato salad and add the bacon grease to it as well.Yumm!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Bacon makes everything better.

Bacon and onions are sort of like matter and antimatter. Bacon makes food wonderful and onions make it horrible.

[elehhhhna]

17. Hormel bacon bits are real and can if you want a shortcut

[northoftheborder]

14. Our basic:

potatoes
chopped boiled eggs
chopped dill pickles
chopped celery
chopped onions
mayo (real)
dab of plain mustard
salt & pepper

Lately I've been replacing some of the mayo with sour cream, adding some chopped parsley, chopped chives, dried dill weed

[Freddie]

21. Sounds like mine - yum!

Sometimes crumble some crispy bacon on top. And eggs must be finely chopped, I hate big chunks of hard boiled egg whites. A texture thing.
Mom used to use chopped green olives instead of pickles ( ) but I'm the only one who likes olives so I'm outvoted on this one.

[Lugnut]

58. That's close to mine.

I cut the mayo with a little sour cream and I don't put pickles in it.

[elehhhhna]

16. Protip: rinse the chopped onion to get that icky onion juice flavor out. you'll never go back ...

You'll be sold on the flavor and you can double up the onions in your guac recepies etc

[MontanaMama]

20. I'll try this!

How clever!

[California_Republic]

26. Something to give it a crunch

Like celery

[Sedona]

27. Capers!

[Phoenix61]

28. Any kind that doesn't have mustard in it

Red skin potatoes, celery, diced hard boiled eggs, fresh ground pepper, Duke's mayo

[cilla4progress]

34. 'Zactly

Plain and simple.

Salt to taste.

We use our own eggs, which is the kicker!!

[Phoenix61]

36. Lucky

I'm thinking about getting a couple of silkies next spring. I've never had chickens but love eggs and silkies are so darn cute.

[cilla4progress]

45. Our eggs are addictive!

We have several customers.

It’s impossible for us to eat eggs out, though!

[Canoe52]

29. I submit my mom's recipe

I have no idea how she makes it, but it’s absolutely the best!

[Cracklin Charlie]

30. My own, loosely offered.

Small potatoes any color, unpeeled (slice 1/4 in coins)
Red onion (thin quarter moon slice
Red bell pepper (small dice)
Celery, lots (thin slice)
Bacon, lots cooked crispy and crumbled

Cook potatoes til done, drain and put in a bowl with other veggies and bacon.

Pour over this dressing while potatoes warm:

Rice wine vinegar, can use apple cider (2 tblspn?)
Fresh lime juice (1 tablespoon?)
1/4 cup (ish) miracle whip
Salt
Pepper

Amounts depend on amount of potatoes.
Whisk and pour over warm potatoes.

Yummy.

[PearliePoo2]

31. My recipe is very close to yours (but no celery) and I add additional good stuff!

First off, I rub the entire inside of the glass bowl with a fresh, smashed garlic clove or two!

I then add:
Chopped green onion sprinkled on top in addition to the sweet onion.
Chopped Claussen's Kosher dill pickles
Chopped red radish
A couple of spoonfuls of Miracle Whip in addition to Best Foods mayonnaise

Yes to red-skin potatoes
Yes to stone-ground mustard, but a little French's yellow mustard is OK too
yes to salt and pepper and a dash of sugar
yes to hard boiled eggs but I chop them up
yes to paprika on top

YES accompanied with an ice-cold IPA!

Oh man, I think I have a project for tomorrow!

[irisblue]

33. 🍽 🍺🍻

[Kali]

35. mine is basic

also eyeballed

peeled cooked potatoes, diced 1/2 to 3/4 inch or larger decent size chunks
chopped sweet onion, chunky - LOTS (sorry onion haters)
chopped hard boiled eggs, chunky - lots
either sweet relish or finely chopped sweet pickle and a bit of the liquid
some mayo and a little bit of mustard
celery seed (optional)
salt and pepper

mix and chill for several hours or overnight
adjust seasonings, add more onions

dump a drained can(s) of black olives on top so people that don't want olives mixed in can pick them out easily

[RandomAccess]

54. Mine -- or rather, my mother's -- is similar.

Miracle Whip instead of Mayo
A LOT Of regular French's yellow mustard
No celery seed

And definitely no black olives anywhere near

[applegrove]

37. Cold peas. You have to add some peas.

[Vinca]

41. Potatoes, hard boiled eggs, celery, red pepper, scallions, green olives mixed with

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a dressing of mayo, a little sour cream, brown mustard, a little relish and McCormack's Salad Supreme seasoning. Cherry tomatoes on the top.

[PennyK]

42. I actually did make some today before I saw this thread

Pretty basic. Mayo, mustard, celery, red onions, chopped egg, and a teensy bit of apple cider vinegar
I usually make it with cauliflower instead of potatoes, but I don't give a hell today, and may not until after the election.

[catbyte]

46. My mom's and, not to brag, but everybody who's tried it says it's one of the best they've eaten.

I know, everybody says that about their family's potato salad recipe. Anyway, here goes:


For the salad
boiled white potatoes
finely diced onion
finely chopped green onion
finely chopped red, orange, or yellow bell pepper (I don't like the green ones)
finely chopped celery
finely chopped green olives
thinly sliced radishes

For the dressing (eyeball to taste):

good quality mayo (ex. Hellman's/Best Foods)
squirt of yellow mustard
a dollop of spicy brown mustard
a few dashes of Tabasco sauce
few shakes of worchestershire sauce
kosher or Himalayan pink salt to taste
black pepper to taste
Combine until smooth and a very pale yellow. Mustard shouldn't overpower the mayo.

Mix veggies & dressing until well-coated. Top with sliced hard boiled eggs & sprinkle with paprika.

Yum. I think I need to make a batch of this very soon, lol.

[Saviolo]

49. Hubby is from Texas, so his is slightly southern inspired:

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[Texasgal]

50. My family favorite:

Russett potatoes
garlic powder
natures seasonings
claussen dill stackers
red onion
squirt of yellow mustard
DUKES MAYO. Cannot stress this enough. It has to be DUKES!

YUM.

[Ccarmona]

51. I've Got Buckets Left Over from the 2nd Civil War Wednesday

Russet Potatoes
Hard Boiled Eggs
Bread n Butter Pickles
Mayo
Minced Stockton Red Onion
Gulden’s Mustard
Salt
Pepper
Paprika
Garlic Powder

[LisaM]

52. Potato salad MUST have onions. It's the pickles that don't belong.

I like pickles. I just can't bear them in potato, egg, or any other kind of salad, particularly if they're sweet pickles. I even have a little ditty I sing if I encounter pickles in potato salad, I just make up verses on the fly and they all end with, "Pickles don't be-long in po-ta-to salad".

My potato salad is similar to the OP. I marinate the cooked potatoes in either Italian dressing or oil and vinegar. I use yellow mustard because I love the taste, and I'll put a little Coleman's dry mustard in, too. I do the hard-boiled eggs two ways in my hard-boiled egg slicer, and I don't generally garnish with parsley, but I don't mind that. If I'm feeling retro, I might stick some thinly sliced radishes on top, but they're meant to be eaten separately.

I like it crunchy, with onions, and I definitely want to taste the mustard. No offense to the onion-hater up thread, but I find it bland without onions. I've taken to using Vidalias or Walla Wallas, because I think the quality control is better with them right now - more consistent.

[demigoddess]

59. best potato salad in the world

russet potatoes, cooked and peeled, then cool and chop
chopped celery
chopped onions
sweet pickle relish
Smart Balance Mayo
Lots of Yellow mustard, equal to the mayo amount
celery seeds

the celery, onions and pickle relish together should nearly equal the amount of potatoes. Do not let the mayo drown the salad.

[Wawannabe]

60. Used to make it with mayo but never again!

I roomed with someone who had a girlfriend from Turkey. She made this potato salad and I am never going back!

Skin on or off potatoes. Boiled with salt to tender. Put em in a bowl and kind of chop/mash them.
Chopped Cilantro. Lots man. Lots.
Red and yellow bell pepper.
Mix these.
Then mix the dressing.
Pour over and refrigerate.

Lemon juice. 1/4 cup or so
Olive oil -same amount as lemon juice
Sea salt and pepper to taste.

(The cilantro could be parsley or dill)
Use lots of whatever fresh herb you like.

[spinbaby]

61. Mine is a lot like yours

Except I mash the egg yolks with the mayo and chop the whites into the salad. Sometimes I add a bit of pickle relish.